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Friday, September 9, 2011

Up Is Down

This week has been a mishmash of sorts. I'm still battling a cold that Craig and I have lovingly (insert sarcasm here) called "The Contagion." It's definitely overstayed its welcome and has thrown a serious monkey wrench into the last four weeks of our life.

Instead of writing in the afternoon and late into the night (my preference), I'm writing in the mornings because I start to lose energy around noon. Instead of running, I've taken to watching some seriously fun daytime television. Did you know that there are fabulous reruns of Rawhide and Hogan's Heroes in the middle of the day? Seriously, those are two of my fave shows so that has been kind of fun. Instead of reading 2-3 books a week, I've been reading closer to 5 because my own coughing hacking keeps me up at night. I've been downloading e-books from my local public library like my life depends on it, which it kind of does.

All in all, I'd like life to get back to normal but it appears no amount of modern medicine, chicken broth, and hot tea can battle this cold. It's just gonna leave when it's good and ready. Hope you don't catch what I have. And to those of you participating in Rachael Harrie's First Campaign Challenge, I've had to sit this one out but look forward to getting around and reading some of the entries.

My hubby used to have a hunting buddy who swore by his never-fail cure for the common cold. (Of course, he swore about a lot of things.) Anyway, he drank dill pickle juice mixed with Jack Daniels. Just thinking about it would make any cold I ever had head for the hills, but that's the concoction he used to get rid of whatever ailed him.